Coupon-bottle.



H. J. TAKENAGA. COUPON BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1912.

1,057,296, Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. TAKENAGA, 0E SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

COUPON-BOTTLE.

Application led September 23, 1912.

T o all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY J. TAKENAGA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King, State of Vashington; have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coupon-Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bottles and has for an object to provide a bottle having a plurality of detachable coupons which will protect the reputation of a brand of liquor by rendering it impossible for the bartender after he has dispensed to customers the o-riginal contents of the bottle to refill the bottle and successfully pretend that it contains the original brand of liquor.

The invent-ion resides in equipping a bottle with a plurality of concentric rings of detachable coupons corresponding in number to the estimated number of drinks contained in the bottle, .which coupons are made revealable if desired, but which in any event are removable by the patron of the bar.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification :MFigure 1 is a front elevation of a bottle embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view Ataken on the line 2 2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3 3 Fig'. 1.. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the rings.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates a bottle. Preferably to the bottle neck is attached a contractile band 11 formed of rubber or like material and to the outer face of this band is secured by staples 12 or the like a plurality of concentric rings of material preferably of that character employed in the manufacture of moving picture iilms which material is fragile and is but slightly susceptible to the action of heat. These rings are designated by the numerals 13, 14 and 15, and each ring Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

Serial No. 721,873.

is equippedwith a plurality of depending integral coupons such as are shown at 16, 17 and 18, the rings being so disposed relatively to each other that the coupons may overlap without concealing each other. A line of .perforations such as is shown at 19 is formed at the juncture of cach coupon with its related ring to facilitate tearing off of the coupon.

The contractile band with the attached rings of coupons fit snugly to the neck of the bottle so that the coupons may be readily torn off without disturbing the position of the band. A coupon is removed after each drink, and since the coupons are equal in number to the number of drinks in the bot tlc, the bottle is empty when all of the coupons have been removed, and the bottle is no longer a coupon bottle. Thus it will be evident to the customer that any such bottle proffered to him has been once used for the dispensing of its ent-ire contents and therefore it is impossible for the bartender to pretend that any additional liquor which he may place in the bottle is of the original brand, insomuch as the customer familiar with the fact that the liquor of a particular kind is always dispensed from the coupon bottle would at once recognize the fraud.

lVhat is claimed, is:-

1. The combination with a bottle of a contractile band encircling the bottle, a plurality of concentric rings of material Xed to said band, and a plurality of coupons attached to said rings.

2. An article of manufacture consisting of a contractile band, a plurality of concentric rings fixed to said band, and a plurality of coupons projecting from and integral with one edge of each ring, all of said coupons overlapping without concealing each other. o

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. TAKENAGA.

Vitnesses:

FREDIS G. MADDUX, C. DELL FLOYD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

